The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
MAYFLowER AND sACHEM WIN
Interesting Yacht Races Of Marble.
head Yesterday.

head Yesterday.
MARBLEHEkD, MASS, June 23.--The an
nual regatta of the Eastern Yacht Club
took place to-day, after several postpone
ments, because Of the insufficient wind. Tho
chief interest was felt in the contest between
the Mayfiower and the Galatea, of the first
class sloops; between the Sachem and the
Iroquois formerly the Julia, of the first
class schooners, and between the cutters
Huron and Stranger, the former being OF
American and the latter of English build.
The Mayhower and the Sachem
won easy in their respective classes, tho
only thoroughly good contest being between
the Sachem and Iroquois In the first fifteen
miles the Sachem was handled in a superb
manner, and was kept well to windward
from the start TO the finish. Shortly after
turning the stake boat, the Iroquois' main
top was carried away and the spar and sails
hung down in the rigging sometime before
they could be cleared away. This mishap
destroyed any chance that the Iroquois
may have had to win in her
class, but 1t was the opinion OF all the
yachtsmen that the Sachem would have
won In any event, as she was leading at the
time of the accident and was outsailing her
chief rival. General regret was expressed
that the Puritan was withdrawn, as many
desired to see how she would fare In a con-
test with the Mayfower and the Galatea.
NASTY DAY FOR ALL.
From the beginning of the race to the
finish there were no less than q dozen more
or less violent storms of wind or rain,
making il one of the nastiest yachting days
possible, and there was plenty OF excitement
among the yachtsmen and great deal of
discomfort on the part of the spectators on
the steamers
THE RACE COURSES.
The course for the schooners Of the first
and second classes was from point between
the halfway rock and the judges boat,
anchored half mile distant, southwesterly
twelve miles to the turning stake at Hard
inps bell buoy, thence eaSterly twelve miles
to a second stake, thence to the starting
point. The schooners of the third class and
the sloops of the fourth class sailed to the
southwest turning point and returned TO the
starting line, distance OF twenty-four
miles.
The following is the corrected time of the
yachts:
First-class schooners-The Sachem, 4:51:-
OF; the Uroquois, which came in second,
5:07a.
First-class sloops--The Mayfower, 4:33:07;
the Galatea, 4:46:30.
Second-class sloops--The Huron. 5:3l:40;
the Stranger, 5:32:2l.
Third-class sloops-The Shadow, 5:l9:34i
the Shona, 5:33:16.
AMERICAN YAoHTsMEN JUBILANT.
There is much rejoicing tonight over the
victory of the Mayfower and the Sachem,
both being strong fayorites here, and both
are Burgess boats. IL was just such day
as Lieut.. HEM had said the Galatea needed
10 show her best points-nasty and squally,
with q tremendous sea running which
wet the jibs of all the boats nearly
10 the mast - but the Mayfower
proved her superiority in even the
Galatea's wet weather. Lieut.. HEM and
George II. Warren, owner of the Stranger,
were the guests of the Eastern yacht club
and dined at the Club House tonight. 1t Is
a notable fact, that in three Of the classes,
where crack English boats, all cutters. and
all were defeated by the American centre
board sloops. These were the Galatea, the
Stranger and the Shona.
COLLEGE RACES POSTPONED.
NEW LONDON, Conn. June 23.-The Har-
ward Columbia University race has been
postponed until Monday afternoon.
FOO TROUBLES THEM.
LONDON, June 23.-The yacht Dawn has
withdrawn from the Jubilee race, on 40
count of the fog.